(ST. JOSEPH, Mo.) The St. Joseph Police Department has confirmed the victim in Wednesday night's fatal stabbing as 39-year-old Khayree A. Darton.
Darton was killed in a stabbing that happened on Wednesday in the area of the intersection of S. 26th St. and Mitchell Avenue.
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After the incident took place, the police department launched a homicide investigation, which is continuing.
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The police department has not confirmed the identity of the suspect in the case but say it is a 39-year-old man.